HP Netserver LH 4r Installation Road Map

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Configure the HP NetServer

9. View Configuration Advisories:

10. Configure Remote Management:

11. Show System Information:

12.Configure Mass Storage.

13.Install the NOS:

14. Install HP TopTools:

15. Refer to Information Assistant

Read the Configuration

Advisories and print them if necessary. Make any changes suggested

in the advisories.

If you plan to manage the

HP NetServer LH 4 remotely, refer to the

for instructions. Select "Configure

Remote Management" on the Navigator screen to configure

Integrated Remote Assistant.

Select "View System Information"

to get information about accessory boards and devices. Select "View

Resources" to view used and available system resources.

This NetServer is shipped with the

hot-swap mass storage device(s) unconfigured. To configure the

drive(s), do one of the following:

Run HP NetRAID Assistant to configure one or more RAID logical

drives. To run HP NetRAID Assistant, select "Execute" from the

Configure Disk Array screen.

Exclude SCSI A Channel from the integrated HP NetRAID

controller, as follows:

a. Restart the HP NetServer.

b. Press function key [F2] when prompted on the boot screen.

c. When the SETUP utility menu is displayed, use the up and down

arrow keys to highlight the "Include SCSI A Channel [Yes]"

selection.

d. Use the + and - keys to change it to "Include SCSI A Channel

[No]."

e. Press function key [F10] to save the configuration and exit the

utility program.

f. Answer "Yes" to the question "Save Configuration and Exit

Now?" The HP NetServer will reboot, and HP Navigator will

restart.

If you selected the HP automated NOS

installation process, you will be guided through the process by a

series of HP display screens:

Install Utility Partition: This step creates a disk utility partition on the

server boot hard disk drive where HP Navigator will copy

troubleshooting and other utilities. The utility partition is not

available under SCO UNIX. Select "Execute" on the Install Utility

Partition screen to install the partition.

Execute Card Utilities: Select "Execute" on the Execute Card

Utilities screen to run the accessory board configuration utilities.

Follow the instructions on the screen and in the network operating

system's installation instructions to perform the manual NOS

installation.

For Manual NOS Installation Only: Before you perform a manual

NOS installation, print out instructions and create NOS-specific

drivers diskette(s), as follows:

A. Create Drivers Diskette(s): On the Create Drivers Diskette(s)

screen, select Create Drivers Diskette(s) to create one or more

customized diskettes containing HP drivers and configuration

files to use when you install the NOS.

B. Print and Read Instructions: On the Show NOS Installation

Instructions screen, select "Save to Disk" to copy the NOS

installation instructions to disk. Then print them from disk. Read

the instructions first, and then follow them to manually install the

NOS.

Install NOS:

A. Automated NOS Installation: For certain versions of Novell

NetWare / IntranetWare or Microsoft Windows NT Server,

Configuration Assistant formats and partitions the hard disk

drive. Installation Assistant then guides you through the NOS

installation and configures the NOS with the appropriate drivers

for the HP-bundled configuration or for network interface cards

onHp's Tested Products List.

B. Manual NOS Installation: Follow the instructions on the screen

and the network operating system installation instructions that

you printed.

Refer to the

, and install HP TopTools.

on the

for further information about your HP

NetServer.

HP NetServer Server

Management Reference Guide

HP NetServer Server

Management Reference Guide

HP NetServer Online

Documentation CD-ROM,

NOTE If you have installed an ISA non-Plug-and-Play

accessory board, you must reserve system

resources for it by using the Setup Utility. Start

the Setup Utility by pressing function key [F2]

when prompted during the boot process.

For more information about reserving system

resources for

, refer to Information Assistant and to

"Configuring ISA Non-Plug-and-Play Board" in

Chapter 4, "Accessories," in the

ISA non-Plug-and-Play, and other

devices

HP NetServer

LH 4/LH 4r User Guide.

1. Boot the HP Navigator CD-ROM: Turn on the

monitor. Press the power-on button on the HP NetServer,

and press the eject button on the CD-ROM drive. Place the

in the drive and close the

drive. Press the Reset button. If the system fails to restart,

follow the instructions on the screen.

HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM

When HP Navigator starts, you can set the time and date,

and change the display language.

Select "Readme File" from the

HP Navigator Main Menu. The Readme file contains the

latest information to help you install your HP NetServer.

To verify the HP

NetServer hardware as shipped, run DiagTools by first

creating a DiagTools flexible diskette from the

. For more information on how to use

DiagTools to detect all processors and memory on the

system board, refer to

Information Assistant

will help you install your HP NetServer. It is easier to use

from a stand-alone system, rather than from the HP

NetServer you are installing. Install Information Assistant

from the

onto the client system that you will be using to manage your

HP NetServer.

on the Internet at

http://www.hp.com/go/netserver

Order Assistant lists HP accessories, cables, and

connectors for your HP NetServer.

If you want to change the language, select

"Set Preferences" from the HP Navigator main menu and

choose a language. Select "Configuration and Installation

Assistant." Select "Express" from the next screen to begin

the "Express" mode of configuration.

"Custom" configuration mode and "Replication"

configuration mode are also available. Refer to the

for details.

Select the NOS you will install, and the

version, if necessary.

If you select

certain versions of Novell NetWare / IntranetWare or

Microsoft Windows NT Server, you will be asked, "Would

you like to use HP's automated mode of NOS installation?"

Select "Yes" to choose automated NOS installation for

first-time installation of Novell NetWare / IntranetWare or

Microsoft Windows NT Server on a factory-configured HP

NetServer.

Use the manual NOS installation if you are installing a

NOS other than Novell NetWare / IntranetWare or

Microsoft Windows NT Server, or if you have replaced

accessory components (for example, if you replaced an

HP network interface controller board with a third-party

board that is not on HP's Test Products List, use the

manual NOS installation).

2. Read the Readme File

3. Run DiagTools (Optional):

4. Install Information Assistant:

5. Visit Order Assistant (optional)

6. Run Configuration Assistant and Installation

Assistant:

7. Choose a NOS:

8. Select the NOS installation mode:

HP NetServer

Navigator CD-ROM

HP NetServer DiagTools Error

Reference and User Guide

HP NetServer Online Documentation CD-ROM

NetServer LH 4/ LH 4r User Guide

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Make External Connections

Make external connections, such as the monitor, keyboard, and mouse cables, UPS,

and the AC power cord to the appropriate connectors on the rear of the chassis as

instructed in the . Note that

four power supplies are shown here.

Rack Cabling Guide Reference for the HP NetServer LH 4r

Rear View

Mouse

Keyboard

Monitor

AC Power

Connector

AC Power

Connector